List of Royal Air Force wings
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Wings within the Royal Air Force have both administrative and tactical applications. Over the years, the structure and role of wings has changed to meet the demands placed on the RAF.
Wings can be found at every station in the RAF and also abroad, deployed on operations.
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[edit] Wings by number
- No. 1 Wing RAF
- No. 2 Wing RAF
- No. 3 Wing RAF
- No. 4 Wing RAF
- No. 5 Wing RAF
No.s 6-33 Wing
- No 34 Wing RAF (EAW (ISTAR) RAF Waddington)
No.s 35-37 Wings
- No 38 Wing RAF (EAW (Air Transport) RAF Lyneham)
- No. 39 Wing RAF
- No. 40 Wing RAF
- No. 41 Wing RAF
- No. 42 Wing RAF
- No. 43 Wing RAF
- No. 44 Wing RAF
- No. 45 Wing RAF
- No. 46 Wing RAF
- No. 47 Wing RAF
- No. 48 Wing RAF
- No. 49 Wing RAF
- No. 50 Wing RAF- Army Co-operation in France 1939-40 - No.s 4, 13, and 16 Squadrons flying Westland Lysanders.[1]
- No. 51 Wing RAF
- No. 52 Wing RAF
- No. 53 Wing RAF
- No. 54 Wing RAF
- No. 55 Wing RAF
- No. 56 Wing RAF
- No. 57 Wing RAF
- No. 58 Wing RAF
- No. 59 Wing RAF
- No. 60 Wing RAF
- No. 61 Wing RAF
- No. 62 Wing RAF
- No. 63 Wing RAF
- No. 64 Wing RAF
- No. 65 Wing RAF
- No. 66 Wing RAF
- No. 67 Wing RAF
- No. 68 Wing RAF
- No. 69 Wing RAF
- No. 70 Wing RAF - in September 1939, comprised Nos. 18 and 57 Squadrons at RAF Upper Heyford as part of No. 2 Group RAF
- No. 71 Wing RAF
- No. 72 Wing RAF
- No. 73 Wing RAF
- No. 74 Wing RAF
- No. 75 Wing RAF - when with the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force in May 1940, consisted of No. 88 Squadron at Mourmelon, No. 103 Squadron RAF at Betheniville, and No. 208 Squadron RAF at Auberive, all three equipped with Fairey Battles.
- No. 76 Wing RAF
- No. 77 Wing RAF
- No. 78 Wing RAF - Chain Home technical control wing at RAF Ashburton in Devon.[2]
- No. 79 Wing RAF
- No. 80 (Signals) Wing RAF[3]
- No. 81 Wing RAF
- No. 82 Wing RAF
- No. 83 Wing RAF - the Wing consisted of Nos 107 and 110 Squadrons flying Bristol Blenheims from RAF Wattisham, forming part of No. 2 Group RAF at the outbreak of World War II
- No. 84 Wing RAF
- No. 85 Wing RAF - HQ, 85 Wing was at Uetersen, Germany from 1 Sep 1947 – 31 Oct 1948. ([rafweb.org Air of Authority])
- No. 86 Wing RAF
- No. 87 Wing RAF
- No. 88 Wing RAF
- No. 89 Wing RAF
- No. 90 Wing RAF
- No. 91 Wing RAF
- No. 96 Wing RAF
- No. 100 Wing RAF
- No. 101 Wing RAF
- No. 102 Wing RAF
- No. 103 Wing RAF
- No. 104 Wing RAF
- No. 105 Wing RAF
- No. 106 Wing RAF
- No. 107 Wing RAF
- No. 108 Wing RAF
- No. 109 Wing RAF
- No. 110 Wing RAF
- No. 111 Wing RAF
- No. 112 Wing RAF
- No. 113 Wing RAF
- No. 114 Wing RAF
- No. 115 Wing RAF
- No. 116 Wing RAF
- No. 117 Wing RAF
- No. 118 Wing RAF
- No. 119 Wing RAF
- No. 120 Wing RAF
- No. 121 Wing RAF - RAF Coningsby - No 121 EAW (Multi Role)
- No. 122 Wing RAF - RAF Cottesmore - No 122 EAW (Fighter / Ground Attack)
- No. 123 Wing RAF
- No. 124 Wing RAF
- No. 125 Wing RAF - RAF Leuchars - No 125 EAW (Fighter)
- No. 126 Wing RAF
- No. 127 Wing RAF
- No. 128 Wing RAF
- No. 129 Wing RAF
- No. 130 Wing RAF
- No. 131 Wing RAF - as 131 Polish Fighter Wing, consisting of 302, 308, and 317 Squadrons, attacked by Jagdgeschwader 1 during Operation Bodenplatte
- No. 132 Wing RAF
- No. 133 Wing RAF
- No. 134 Wing RAF
- No. 135 Wing RAF
- No. 136 Wing RAF
- No. 137 Wing RAF
- No. 138 Wing RAF (RAF Marham) (Fighter / Ground Attack)
- No. 139 Wing RAF
- No. 140 Wing RAF
- No. 141 Wing RAF
- No. 142 Wing RAF
- No. 143 Wing RAF
- No. 144 Wing RAF
- No. 145 Wing RAF
- No. 146 Wing RAF
- No. 147 Wing RAF
- No. 148 Wing RAF
- No. 149 Wing RAF
- No. 150 Wing RAF
- No. 151 Wing RAF - fought alongside the Soviets on the Kola Peninsula during the first months of Operation Barbarossa during World War II. After the war, an air defence missile formation.[citation needed]
- No. 152 Wing RAF
- No. 153 Wing RAF
- No. 154 Wing RAF
- No. 155 Wing RAF
- No. 156 Wing RAF
- No. 157 Wing RAF
- No. 159 Wing RAF
- No. 160 Wing RAF
- No. 164 Wing RAF
- No. 165 Wing RAF
- No. 166 Wing RAF
- No. 167 Wing RAF
- No. 168 Wing RAF
- No. 169 Wing RAF
- No. 170 Wing RAF
- No. 171 Wing RAF
- No. 172 Wing RAF
- No. 173 Wing RAF
- No. 174 Wing RAF
- No. 175 Wing RAF
- No. 177 Wing RAF
- No. 179 Wing RAF
- No. 180 Wing RAF
- No. 181 Wing RAF
- No. 182 Wing RAF
- No. 183 Wing RAF
- No. 183 Wing RAF
- No. 184 Wing RAF
- No. 185 Wing RAF
- No. 186 Wing RAF
- No. 187 Wing RAF
- No. 188 Wing RAF
- No. 189 Wing RAF
- No. 190 Wing RAF
- No. 191 Wing RAF
- No. 192 Wing RAF
- No. 215 Wing RAF
- No. 231 Wing RAF
- No. 232 Wing RAF
- No. 233 Wing RAF
- No. 234 Wing RAF
- No. 235 Wing RAF
- No. 236 Wing RAF
- No. 237 Wing RAF
- No. 238 Wing RAF
- No. 239 Wing RAF
- No. 240 Wing RAF
- No. 241 Wing RAF
- No. 242 Wing RAF
- No. 243 Wing RAF
- No. 244 Wing RAF
- No. 245 Wing RAF
- No. 246 Wing RAF
- No. 247 Wing RAF
- No. 248 Wing RAF
- No. 249 Wing RAF
- No. 250 Wing RAF
- No. 251 Wing RAF
- No. 252 Wing RAF
- No. 253 Wing RAF
- No. 254 Wing RAF
- No. 255 Wing RAF
- No. 256 Wing RAF
- No. 257 Wing RAF
- No. 258 Wing RAF
- No. 259 Wing RAF
- No. 260 Wing RAF
- No. 261 Wing RAF
- No. 262 Wing RAF
- No. 263 Wing RAF
- No. 264 Wing RAF
- No. 265 Wing RAF
- No. 266 Wing RAF
- No. 267 Wing RAF
- No. 268 Wing RAF
- No. 269 Wing RAF
- No. 270 Wing RAF
- No. 272 Wing RAF
- No. 273 Wing RAF
- No. 274 Wing RAF
- No. 275 Wing RAF
- No. 276 Wing RAF
- No. 280 Wing RAF
- No. 281 Wing RAF
- No. 282 Wing RAF
- No. 283 Wing RAF
- No. 284 Wing RAF
- No. 285 Wing RAF
- No. 286 Wing RAF
- No. 287 Wing RAF
- No. 292 Wing RAF
- No. 293 Wing RAF
- No. 294 Wing RAF
- No. 295 Wing RAF
- No. 296 Wing RAF
- No. 297 Wing RAF
- No. 298 Wing RAF Included 26 Squadron SAAF
- No. 300 Wing RAF
- No. 301 Wing RAF
- No. 302 Wing RAF
- No. 303 Wing RAF
- No. 321 Wing RAF
- No. 322 Wing RAF
- No. 323 Wing RAF
- No. 324 Wing RAF
- No. 325 Wing RAF
(a) 14/9/42 - 30/6/43 - (Naval Co-operation) (b) 25/8/43 - 12/8/44 - (General Reconnaissance)links (c) 1 Apr 2006 - c.2009(?) - Expeditionary Air Wing - RAF Kinloss - Maritime Patrol and Surveillance
- No. 326 Wing RAF
- No. 328 Wing RAF
- No. 329 Wing RAF
- No. 330 Wing RAF
- No. 332 Wing RAF
- No. 333 Wing RAF
- No. 334 Wing RAF
- No. 335 Wing RAF
- No. 336 Wing RAF
- No. 337 Wing RAF
- No. 338 Wing RAF
- No. 339 Wing RAF
- No. 340 Wing RAF
- No. 341 Wing RAF
- No. 342 Wing RAF
- No. 343 Wing RAF
- No. 344 Wing RAF
- No. 345 Wing RAF
- No. 346 Wing RAF
- No. 347 Wing RAF
- No. 348 Wing RAF
- No. 349 Wing RAF
- No. 350 Wing RAF
- No. 351 Wing RAF
- No. 500 Wing RAF
- No. 551 Wing RAF
- No. 552 Wing RAF
- No. 553 Wing RAF
- No. 554 Wing RAF
- No. 700 Wing RAF
- No. 701 Wing RAF
- No. 900 Wing RAF
- No. 901 Wing RAF
- No. 902 Wing RAF
- No. 900 Wing RAF
- No. 904 Wing RAF
- No. 905 Wing RAF
- No. 906 Wing RAF
- No. 907 Wing RAF
- No. 908 Wing RAF
- No. 909 Wing RAF
- No. 910 Wing RAF
[edit] Expeditionary Air Wings
Formed 1 April 2006, Expeditionary Air Wings (EAW) are found at the following RAF Flying Stations:
- RAF Leeming - No 135 EAW (Fighter)
- RAF Lossiemouth - No 140 EAW (Fighter / Ground Attack)
[edit] Force Protection Wings
Formed from RAF Regiment field squadrons, Force Protection (FP) Wings are responsible for defending aircraft and personnel whilst deployed on operations. Each FP Wg is parented by an RAF Station with whom it is usually deployed:
- RAF Force Protection Force Headquarters - RAF Honington
- No 1 Force Protection Wing - RAF Wittering
- No 2 Force Protection Wing - RAF Leeming
- No 3 Force Protection Wing - RAF Marham
- No 4 Force Protection Wing - RAF Lyneham
- No 5 Force Protection Wing - RAF Lossiemouth
- No 6 Force Protection Wing - RAF Leuchars
- No 7 Force Protection Wing - RAF Coningsby
RAF Force Protection Wings were, until April 2004, were known as Tactical Survive To Operate Headquarters (Tac STO HQs).
[edit] Miscellaneous Wings
- No 1 Air Mobility Wing - RAF Lyneham -HQ Squadron,44 Air Movements Squadron and 45 Air Movements Squadron.This is UK Air Movements Squadron (UKMAMS) expanded to wing strength.
- No. 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing - RAF Wittering
[edit] Station-based Wings
A typical Royal Air Force flying station (not training) will have the following integrated wing-based structure:
- Administrative Wing / Base (Station) Support Wing
- Depth Support Wing
- Forward Support Wing
- Operations Wing
On a smaller RAF Station, these functions may be termed squadrons but their role is identical.
[edit] Specialised Station-based Wings
Some stations has Wings which are customised to their particular role with the RAF:
[edit] Tactical Wings
Wings termed 'Tactical' within the Royal Air Force provide are cohesive, specialised units that are usually found in DPM uniform.
- Tactical Communications Wing - RAF Brize Norton
- Tactical Imagery-Intelligence Wing - RAF Marham
- Tactical Medical Wing - RAF Lyneham This unit has the Latin motto "Summum Bonum" which means 'for the highest good'.It became operational on 1 April 1996 and its CO is currently Wing Commander Alan Cranfield.Some of its sub-units are Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron,Deployable Aeromedical Response Teams (DARTS),Operational Training Squadron and Operations and Logistics Squadron.
- Tactical Provost Wing - RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow
- Tactical Supply Wing - MOD Stafford
[edit] References
- ^ http://france1940.free.fr/uk/raf_may.html
- ^ http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/h/hayscastle_cross/index1.shtml
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/54/a5897154.shtml
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